profdavidwhitehead.bsky.social
Retired historian (Ancient Greece) and oboist. Deracinated Nottinghamian. Widower. Grandfather. European. Loves dogs, humour, movies, orchestras, wine.
👤 Joined on 23 September 2023
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I watched Braverman on #BBCQT. As she struggled to answer, I first thought: This is intellectually poor. But I think it's not confusion or stupidity showing in her replies. It's an (invisible) rule that some things fortunately (!) still cannot & should not be said out loud bc they're too indecent.
Show PostMy teacher brother has just informed me that his primary school kids now refer to anything shit or old fashioned as "Brexit". Which has made my morning.
Show Post"Most civil servants work in Justice, Home Office, DWP, HMRC & Defence. Cut 224,000 jobs and you cut: prisons, borders, benefits, pensions, tax collection, the armed forces. Then the specialists who keep rivers clean, stop cyber attacks and contain animal disease ..." via Reform Are Not Your Friends
Show PostThe Times - which has v much joined in the rightwing clamour to reduce immigration - now reporting that Mahmood’s “success” has cost the economy £4- to £7Bn. Would they like to now honestly confirm that fewer people = less spending power for all. There’s a high price to pay for this nasty obsession.
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